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Power and the Pulpit

By Gerald Hiestand

Power and the Pulpit

By Gerald Hiestand

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The evangelical tradition places the sermon at the center of church life. We build buildings around pulpits and preachers. We champion gifted communicators. We celebrate effective homiletical techniques. But too often, these emphases are not the result of deep theological convictions but of the church's adoption of modern visions of communication and success. In our day, preaching is easily unmoored from its biblical, theological, and historical anchors. Too often, it has become a tool of celebrity. We have seen pulpits and preaching taken captive by political and pragmatic ideologies. The teaching office of the church has sometimes been manipulated to secure and maintain human power. The present condition of much preaching in our time compels us to ask: What is our theology of preaching? Is our vision of the sermon rooted in the miracle of God's word proclaimed or in the desire to entertain? Is our preaching a function of a theology of glory or a theology of the cross? Reflecting on such questions, the essays in this volume seek to chart a path forward for word-centered, God-glorifying preaching.
Product details
Number of Pages:
242
Release Date:
2025-10-22
Publication Date:
2025-10-22
Publisher:
Cascade Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798385247561
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
549 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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